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Quebec ends EV purchase incentives, in what could prove a market test

Green Car Reports

Canada's Quebec province—widely seen as the "California of Canada" with respect to EVs and EV policy—plans to end its EV purchase incentives. Quebec currently offers incentives of up to $7,000 for new EVs and $5,000 for new plug-in hybrids, as well as up to $3,500 for used EVs (all amounts are in Canadian dollars).

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Canada ZEV sales up 30% in 1H 2019 after launch of federal incentive program

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Sales of all zero-emission vehicles in Canada for the first six months of 2019 are up 30% compared with last year. Since 1 May 2019, Canadians who purchase or lease an eligible battery electric, hydrogen fuel cell, or longer range plug-in hybrid vehicle, will receive an incentive of $5,000.

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Budget 2024: Helping Canada get more EVs on the road – Electric Mobility Canada

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Electric Mobility Canada (EMC) notes that the federal government continues to support the transition to electric transportation with some good news for potential EV buyers and for the EV supply chain. 608 million in new funding for EV purchase incentives for consumers through the existing Incentives for Zero-Emission Vehicles (iZEV) program.

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Canada and California to work together on cleaner transportation

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The Memorandum of Understanding commits both governments to work together on developing their respective regulations to cut greenhouse gas emissions from light-duty vehicles, such as those currently in effect in Canada, California and the 13 US states that have adopted California’s standards.

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Media Release: Plug’n Drive welcomes proposed discount electricity rate for EV chargers in Ontario

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Background Canada has over 27,000 public chargers and is on track to greatly expand on that as governments, car manufacturers and various charging network providers build out the public charging network. In Q3 2023, the market share of new ZEV registrations in Canada surged to a new all-time high of 12% according to Stats Can.

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Ballard receives purchase order committment from Plug Power for 3,250 fuel cell stacks through 2012

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Ballard Power Systems has received a purchase order commitment from Plug Power Inc. Together with ongoing systems development work underway at Plug Power, this will impact growth in the North American market and in Europe, as well. kW to 20.0 —John Sheridan, Ballard’s President and CEO.

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Post-Peak: plug-in electric-car sales in Canada for July

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Sales data for plug-in cars in Canada in June and July show the effect of large purchase incentives. According to.

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